Is death itself an education?

Gail 2022-04-23 07:03:00

This movie is too educational, and it's a good thing and a bad thing. If I saw it when I was 18, I might think it was a good movie. The director's control is really not bad, and in many ways, it is more advanced than the cliché.

A solemn ceremony of death, even with a cello, a beautiful understanding wife - all of these, for education, Japanese style of danmei and tranquility dominates the atmosphere of the whole film, more points The paradoxical perception of life (the protagonist's name is actually called Dawu). Well, with death, as with the Holocaust, awe trumps thought, and I dedicate my mouth to the raven of the night.

This is a successful Hollywood-tuned movie that bombards you with concentrated fire, telling you that if there is dignity and beauty in death, there is nothing more than this, if there is obedience and virtue in life, there is nothing more than this, if there is respect for duty and experience, nothing more than that. Rituals come from tradition, and my personal tradition is, think a little more, see a little more.

It is recommended to take a look at Itami XIII's "Funeral" for similar topics, there is only one funeral, not many textbooks on funerals. In the length of a movie, the interesting face and details of human nature can be seen more.

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  • Oceane 2022-03-29 09:01:04

    The last scene with my father completely made me feel that I can only give two points, sorry, so what if you miss your son when you die? The 2008 movie seems to have a very grand proposition, and the filming reveals mediocrity everywhere. It feels like a material from 1998, no details, old aesthetics, narrative flow account, and the meaning is just that, and the lines are finished. Looking at the director's resume, luckily catered to Oscar's usual taste.

  • Angela 2021-12-25 08:01:15

    The owner of the enchanter grilled puffer fish for free in the glass flower room on the roof of his shop, surrounded by green plants.

Departures quotes

  • Daigo Kobayashi: There are many kinds of coffins.

    Yuriko Kamimura: 50000, 100000, 300000 yen.

    Daigo Kobayashi: They differ by that much?

    Yuriko Kamimura: The left one is plywood, the next one has metal fittings and carvings on both sides. And the most expensive one is solid cypress wood.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Oh, the difference is in material and decoration.

    Yuriko Kamimura: Yes, they all burn the same way.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Same ashes.

    Yuriko Kamimura: The last shopping of your life is done by others.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Kind of ironic.

  • Shokichi Hirata: Salmon?

    Daigo Kobayashi: [Watching the river] Ah, yes. They're right by the rocks... over there.

    Shokichi Hirata: [to the salmons swimming against the stream] Oh! Go for it!

    Daigo Kobayashi: It's kind of sad... to climb only to die. Why work so hard if you're going to die.

    Shokichi Hirata: I'm sure they want to go back... to their birthplace.